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Wang, John B. – Selecta, 1985
The ways in which the Chinese have used the homophonic nature of their language to express abstractions in concrete terms, especially to express daily wishes, are described. In Chinese, a value is assigned to an object because the pronunciation of the word for the object brings that implied value to the mind of the listener; for instance, vase in…
Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Auditory Discrimination, Interpersonal Communication, Language Patterns
